As Western’s United Way Campaign turns into the home stretch, Peggy Wakabayashi is rallying the campus community to address the “critical need” she sees in London. “Increasing participation in and awareness about this year’s United Way campaign has been an important...
Do you remember Genevieve Bergeron? How about Anne-Marie Edward? Does Annie Turcotte ring any bells? If those names don’t conjure information on who these women were, you’re not alone. I didn’t recognize their names when I saw them listed. But how about Marc LePine?...
I was a freshman in 1973 and a militant non-smoker even then. Although I don’t think the current discussion about banning smoking across the whole campus is such a big deal, I much appreciated your comments about the early days of the shift in public attitudes toward...
RCMP laid 16 additional criminal charges Wednesday against Stephen Arthuro Solis-Reyes, a Western Computer Science student, as part of an ongoing investigation related to inappropriate access to computer networks through a commercial software problem that was named...
Hockey player Kelly Campbell and wrestler Steven Takahashi have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week. Campbell, a BMOS student from St. Thomas, helped Western extend its winning streak to 11 games with a 3-1 victory on Saturday night before suffering a...
The second annual World’s Challenge Challenge took place during Western International Week earlier this month. This competition stems from President Amit Chakma’s honorary doctorate address at the University of Waterloo (2010) in which he stated: “If you embrace a...
Don’t expect John Schweitzer to get teary at the thought of yesterday. “I detest nostalgia. I never look back,” he said with a laugh from his Montreal home this week. “You will not see me ruminating through photo albums, saying, ‘Oh look at me, I had lots of hair.’’...
For iconic Canadian actor Victor Garber, right, Alzheimer’s disease hits very close to home, having supported both of his parents through their struggles with the disease. The star of film, television and stage recently got an up-close look at Alzheimer’s research...
David Saint-Jacques calls it the perfect training scenario. This year was the fourth consecutive year Western’s Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX) worked with the Canadian Space Agency to provide training in field geology – not only to students, but...
If you dream it, you can build it. This is not just a mantra; it has become a reality for Mechanical and Materials Engineering students thanks to a new 3D printing lab. Featuring eight 3D printers, the Spencer Engineering Building lab was integrated into the...
Ay caramba! On Dec. 17, 1989, The Simpsons debuted as its own half-hour show, beginning with a Christmas special episode, Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire. In the 25 seasons since, the program has aired 560 episodes during its run as both the longest-running...
Ay caramba! Two Western academics to reflect on ‘The Simpsons’ and its meaning a quarter of a century after it burst onto the cultural scene.
Family Medicine professor Rob Petrella is enticing overweight males to get healthy with something he feels is part of their everyday DNA – hockey.